♪♪
Come on, come on! Turn into a tea cup.
[zap]
No. Tea cup!
No! Tea cup! No!
Starlight, I can't put a trick that's not working
into my act. How come it's not working?
It could be because you're just yelling "tea cup"
and not picturing it in your mind.
Oh. Yeah, that could be it.
What does your tea cup look like?
What shape is it? What color?
[big breath in]
[zap]
Woo! Starlight, I did it!
[splat]
[giggle] I did it, I did it, I did it! [giggle]
Hey!
Tea cup! [giggle] Tea cup! Tea cup! Tea cup! Tea cup!
Teeeaa Cup! Tea Cup! Tea Cup! Teeeaa Cup!
You know what you need? A tea cup!
Oh!
Whoops, I guess I pictured a tea cup poodle.
Trixie, you ruined my tea cakes!
I just got excited!
This is the first time I did a transfiguration spell.
Real magic! C'mon. Be impressed by me!
"Yay Trixie!
You are so great at magic and having good hair."
[giggle] Good job, Trix, but I was baking these to give
to Twilight and the girls for their friendship retreat.
Pinkie Pie gave me her recipe and everything.
Oh, you need some snacks to give to Twilight?
I've got you covered.
♪ [humming] ♪
Problem solved!
[sigh] Not exactly.
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[train whistle blows]
I am so excited for this friendship retreat!
I can't remember the last time we all got to hang out
without having to save Equestria!
Well, we are awesome,
but technically we weren't the last ponies to save Equestria.
I was speaking in a broader sense!
Are you sure you don't want to come with us?
Yeah, I have three new comics to get through.
And I promised Trixie we'd practice more magic.
It might be better if the castle was empty
if you know what I mean.
Relax. If anything breaks,
Starlight will just go back in time and fix it.
[weak laughter]
Kidding!
We'll take good care of the castle while you're gone.
Have fun on your friendship retreat!
What in Equestria is a friendship retreat, anyway?
They're gonna bond, share laughs and if I know them,
they're gonna sing a song.
We are gonna have so much more fun than them.
Shhh!
Twilight, wait! Starlight has something for you!
Huh?
Here, I, um, brought you snacks.
Oh. How thoughtful. Thanks.
We will... not get hungry on the train.
It was supposed to be tea cakes, but it's a long story.
Have a great time.
You, too!
[door closes]
[train rumbles]
[whistle blows]
OK Trixie, what kind of spells did you want to work on next?
Well, every self-respecting magician
has a disappearing act
so maybe we could start with that?
Hmm. Nothing just disappears so that's technically
a teleportation spell and those are pretty hard.
Maybe we should start with something smaller.
No no no no. The great and powerful Trixie
goes big or not at all! Just tell me how you do it.
Well, I've always found magic is tied to my emotions.
Whatever I'm feeling fuels whatever I'm doing
and the stronger I'm feeling, the stronger the magic.
Right. Like when you were so upset that Cutie Marks
took away your friend, your magic was strong enough
to enslave an entire village.
Yup. Thanks for bringing that up.
See? I'm already learning!
If anypony is going to teach me
how to do a disappearing spell...
Teleportation spell.
Whatever. I'm complimenting you! And me.
We can do this cause we're amazing
and magic is friendship and stuff.
[laughter]
I guess we can give it a whirl.
Now we just need to find you something to teleport.
Spike? How bout it?
Ha ha.
Let's pick something, I don't know, not living.
I mean, it won't be as impressive, but OK.
Teach away, mini Twilight.
[growl]
Welcome to Manehattan Escapes!
I'm going to start with a facial
and then get my hooves done.
Oh. It's not that kind of retreat.
Isn't it called Manehattan Escapes
because it's a deluxe spa
where you can escape all of your troubles?
Nope. It's because we get locked in a room
and we have to solve puzzles and riddles
in order to escape!
The clues will lead you to a key to get out.
Team building!
[unhappy sighs]
Come on, girls. This could be fun.
"Could be"? Some of the brightest minds in Equestria
put together these puzzles!
I'm just happy to be with all of you.
Me too! I'm not great at solving riddles,
but I'm super great at cheering other ponies on
while they do it. GO US! Oha oha! Woohoo!
Yes, yes woohoo, but just so we know,
exactly how long will we be locked in here?
A group of Griffons set the record for the fastest escape.
It only took them an hour.
Pssh. Griffons barely like each other!
We're basically the poster ponies for amazing friendships
so get your quill ready, bub.
You're gonna have to write down a new record.
If you master this spell before the girls get back,
you'd be setting some kind of record.
Challenge accepted.
OK, what you want to do is concentrate on the object
that you want to teleport.
Yeah, I'm gonna go... all the way over here.
Concentrate on teleporting, got it. Doin' the spell!
No Trix, wait. Not just--
[zap]
[moan]
[thud]
♪ Ta da ♪
[heavy sighing]
Nonononononono!
You made Twilight's Friendship Map disappear!
Ahem. Teleport.
Really?!
Well, it was behind the apple, it was bound to happen.
On the plus side, my magic is getting better.
I made a whole table go poof! That was pretty impressive.
Trixie, we have to get that map back.
We'll find it. No big deal.
Twilight's never going to trust me to be alone
in this castle again! What were you thinking?
"Teleport"! Like you told me to!
No! You're supposed to concentrate on the object!
Not just teleporting!
Well, gee, you probably should have told me all the steps
before you let me do the spell.
I TRIED!
I... need a minute.
Hey, are you OK?
I will be, once I cast a spell to contain my anger
in this bottle.
Wait, what?
Do you see this storm cloud?
This has never happened before.
All this magical energy has to go somewhere
and if I'm not using it to fight a magical duel
or bend my friends' wills to obey my every command...
Ha. I remember that.
The point is, I don't know what my magic's going to do.
So I'm hoping if I bottle up my anger,
I won't do who- knows-what to Trixie.
Are you sure that's a good idea?
What choice do I have? I've got to get that map back
and I don't want to lose Trixie.
If she knew what I was thinking right now,
she'd probably never talk to me again.
OK. You do what you need to do;
I'll see if I can find the map somewhere in the castle.
♪♪
Trixie.
Oh, there you are. For a minute
I didn't think you were coming back
and that you might be upset with me for some weird reason.
But then I remembered you never get mad at me.
Whoo. Nope. Not mad at all.
So, the map is probably in the last place
you were thinking of. Where was that?
Oooh. Great question. I wish you'd asked it, like,
right after I did the spell. I don't remember anymore.
No worries. We'll just take a walk around town.
Maybe that will jog your memory.
OK, that sounds fun. Oooh!
Did you remember?
No. But I did think we could stop for cinnamon nuts
while we're out!
Cinnamon nuts?!
That's a good idea.
Yes! I've been craving something sweet
since I couldn't have any tea cakes this morning.
Whoo!
You got this, Starlight.
Woohoo! Go Twilight, you can do it!
Woohoo!
Hoo-wee! You solved that triangle-y thing mighty fast.
Does anypony need a purple jewel?
Ooh! Plum or boysenberry?
Don't both those fruits mean "purple"?
Yes, but one's a lovely purple and one's...well...icky.
Just put the gem in! We're trying to set a record here!
♪♪
Yay, we solved another clue!
Cause our friendship is so true!
Yay us! Woohooo!
Oh, hello Fillies, how can I help you?
Ooh, are those cinnamon nuts?
Mmm Yes! I got them from the cart outside.
They're delicious. Do you want some?
Have you seen a big table? Magical map on it?
Sometimes glowing cutie marks shoot out?
Uhh big ta--No. No.
Why in Equestria would something like that be in here?
Well, I cast a pretty amazing spell that transported it
to the last place I was thinking of.
But I might have been thinking about how I'd treat myself
to a nice brooch instead.
Ah. Well, no huge table here.
Are you still interested in that brooch?
Sure!
No!
We don't have time for this!
Twilight and the girls are gonna be back soon.
But I'm not upset. What's our next stop?
♪♪
Nope. I ain't seen it.
Are you sure?
It's really really important that we find it.
And it might be here because somepony was craving apples.
I'm still craving them. They'd go so well with cinnamon nuts!
Them nuts sure do smell good!
Granny Smith. Please. The table?
My eyes ain't what they used to be
but I'd know fer sure if a big ole table dun appear
out of thin air!
[groan]
[squeaky barking]
Darn. I could've have sworn it'd be
at the ice cream parlor, because it was warm
in the castle and I thought I wanted ice cream.
Ooh! Maybe we should check out the Crystal Empire
because Twilight's castle is made out of crystals
so I totally had crystals on my mind.
OK. We'd better start moving if we want to make it
to the Crystal Empire.
Are you OK, Starlight?
Because you seem a little... what's the word? Uck la la.
Nope. I am great.
Did your saddle bag just glow?
No.
Gimmee.
No.
Give it here.
No. Don't
CINNAMON NUTS!
I've had a hankerin' for these all day!
Me too, ever since that Trixie came by with them.
[crash]
[smash]
♪♪
Um. Why are they looking at me like that?
♪♪
Whoa!
You ruined my tea cakes!
What?!
You just had to give Twilight those smelly pretzels.
Were they your pretzels? I don't understand.
YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION WHEN I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU!
Starlight, can you help me? Please!
Twilight, can you help me please?
I've seen those symbols over here!
You can do it!
Almost there!
I've got the key!
This is it! I'm so impressed.
I'm not! I knew we were the best!
You're the worst!
That seems harsh.
Aaah! Starlight!
I don't know what's happening! Starlight! Help!
I'm glad Twilight isn't here to see this.
I wish that Starlight was here
to see how strong friendships can be
when we trust each other and work together!
You've all taught me so much.
♪ Friendship used to make me so queasy queasy ♪
♪ But you made it all so easy easy. ♪
♪ Now, I don't have to say what I'm thinkin' ♪
♪ You already know without even blinkin' ♪
♪ You girls are the apple of my eye. ♪
♪ The race that doesn't end in a tie! ♪
♪ You are the funnel cake at my fair! ♪
♪ The warm hug of a fuzzy bear! ♪
♪ Best friends until the end of time. ♪
♪ We'll have each other's backs and let our true selves shine. ♪
♪ And that's because everything we need ♪
♪ is all right here when we're with our team. ♪
Starlight!
A spark of magic
could be very helpful right about now!
I can't!
♪ I simply can't imagine there'd be a day ♪
♪ Where I wouldn't want to be walkin' your way. ♪
♪ Whatever new problems there may be may be ♪
♪ Our friendship is always the door with a key. ♪
♪ You are the jewels in my friendship crown. ♪
♪ The sparks that make my world go round. ♪
♪ We bring the best out that's our goal. ♪
♪ There's no telling how far we'll go. ♪
♪ Best friends, until the end of time. ♪
♪ We'll have each other's backs and let our true selves shine. ♪
♪ And that's because everything we need is all right here ♪
♪ when we're with our team. ♪
That was lovely.
But um, you know the game isn't over
until you turn that key.
AHH!
Did we do it?
So close. You missed the griffon record by two seconds.
Probably shouldn't have sung that song.
AWW NUTS!
AHHHHHHH!
Nuts!
[crash]
YOU JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO!
Starlight!
And you don't always have to bring up my dark past!
I didn't know you had one, Granny Smith!
I just can't believe you sometimes! You make me so MAD!
I barely even know you!
I don't understand why you're all so mad at me!
They're not. I am.
[whoosh]
You are?
[sigh] I'm really... mad at you.
You lost Twilight's map table;
you make jokes like it's no big deal.
It's like you don't even care
you could get me in a lot of trouble.
If we can't find that table,
Twilight's never going to trust me again.
And the worst part is
you didn't even say you were sorry!
I... I'm sorry. I had no idea you felt that way.
Yeah. I do.
[poof]
But to be fair, I don't know how you could have known.
I did a spell. I bottled up my anger,
but when the bottle broke, it infected these three.
I'm really sorry; I used magic so I wouldn't use magic.
I should have guessed that would backfire.
Oh, that's all right. It was a slow day.
Yeah. I was gonna get my dentures cleaned
before y'all showed up.
Oh, no. My nut cart!
[smash]
♪♪
Yay! My nut cart!
Hang on; don't you work at the spa?
I'm late for my other job! What, I wear many hats.
Not gonna lie, hearing you and those random ponies
say all those terrible things about me wasn't easy.
But I needed to hear it.
Why didn't you just tell me how you felt?
I didn't want to lose you as a friend.
Pfft. Come on! It'd take a lot more than that to lose me.
Our friendship is stronger than a few angry words.
And a magical temper tantrum?
Listen, I'd take that over the boring pony
you were becoming any day.
The Starlight I love is passionate, lively and yeah,
sometimes angry. Those are my favorite parts of you.
That and the fact that you forgive me every time.
[giggle]
I'll forgive you if you forgive me.
Deal.
I remember what I was thinking about!
[door jingles]
You're kidding me.
There's more to it than that.
I was thinking about how glad I am to have met you
and I remembered our first meeting:
here at the Ponyville Spa.
And now I just have to teleport it back.
No no no no noooo!
[crash]
A little to the left. Now rotate it just a hair.
Hey, girls! How'd it go?
[crash]
Nothing.
What?
Let's just say I learned a friendship lesson
while you were gone.
You've barely graduated
and you're already taking initiative! Oh. So proud.
We learned about team building and problem solving--
--and when not to sing songs!
We certainly had a good time,
but I really was looking forward to a spa day.
And the Ponyville spa is still open. Anyone?
Twilight: Sounds good to me! Applejack: I reckon I could use that. Rainbow Dash: I have a coupon!
We'll meet you there!
Quick. Do you have a spell that will make the Spa Ponies
forget that the map table was there?
Haven't you learned anything
about using magic to solve your problems?
No. If we learn that lesson, how will we ever have fun?
[laughter]